# NTSB IAD76DKM15: Cessna 182K, N3207S, Horseshoe, NC, October 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1975
- Place: Horseshoe, NC · HORSESHOE, NC
- Location: 35.3324° N, 82.5627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horse Shoe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3324&lon=-82.5627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3132  75/10/30   HORSESHOE,NC        CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1406                    N3207S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 40, 7767 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            357 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RITTER AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORSESHOE,NC                BREVARD,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL HIT SMALL DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3207S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3207S), registered now, S/N 18255707, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ritter Airpark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751030034979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751030034979A), Oct 30, 1975: Cessna 182G, Horseshoe, NC, Substantial damage. Nosewheel hit small ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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